Full Coverage Clear Wrap - Would you do it again?
#1
Burning Brakes
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Full Coverage Clear Wrap - Would you do it again?
For those that clear wrapped / PPF'd their entire car, would you do it again? How is it looking after a few thousand miles? Does the full wrap really reduce exterior maintenance noticeably (need for periodic polishing etc...)?
#2
Three Wheelin'
I don't think having the polish the car should enter the equation. I bought my car last September and the portions of bare paint are nowhere close to needing a polish 4000 miles later. The bare paint is fine and when you look close has a noticeably better texture then the Xpel portions.
The Xpel front has done its job. The Xpel has a few bug stains that go away after a while and one small tear from a rock. That piece will need replacement.
You can be less careful washing the filmed portions for fear of inducing swirls but I think bare paint is easier to clean. Less sticks to bare paint. I coated both the paint and the film.
Anyway because the risk of chips is lower in some areas, the fact that I don't like the texture of film (particularly on dark colors), and bare paint looks better, I opted not to film entire car. But I see why people might do it anyway.
The Xpel front has done its job. The Xpel has a few bug stains that go away after a while and one small tear from a rock. That piece will need replacement.
You can be less careful washing the filmed portions for fear of inducing swirls but I think bare paint is easier to clean. Less sticks to bare paint. I coated both the paint and the film.
Anyway because the risk of chips is lower in some areas, the fact that I don't like the texture of film (particularly on dark colors), and bare paint looks better, I opted not to film entire car. But I see why people might do it anyway.
Last edited by vantage; 06-09-2016 at 02:56 PM.
#3
Race Director
^I am with Vantage on this. It is also a lot o $$$ to do the entire car and I do not see why it is necessary but some will want the piece of mind and find it justified.
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#4
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I wouldn't do entire car, in fact I am not sure I will do a PPF again even for the high impact areas. The whole 'self-healing' features of XPel and Suntek is all marketing. Talking from personal experience...
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#7
Three Wheelin'
My E90 was partially wrapped and in the 4 years i owned it the paint and PPF remained intact/perfect. My one complaint was it was super easy taking care of the PPF portion. A Quick Detailer and a Microfiber really made cleaning the front end of the car easy where as I took further precautions with the bare paint. My E90 had XPEL and you can tell a slight difference in the film/bare paint but if i couldve done it again i would've wrapped that entire car.
Now When i received my GT4 i really looked at options. Spoke to my installer/detailer and he highly recommended going with a full wrap. I mulled it over and did some research. I have kids now so it helped in my decision... they absolutely love gliding their hands all over my car and it drives me insane lol.
Anyway, I decided to go with Prestige Films "Clearguard NANO". It's the glossiest and thickest film on the market. It's more expensive then XPEL/Suntek but it's worth it.
Modesta BC-04 was just icing on the cake. I've had Opticoat and CQuartz in the past and Modesta blow them both out of the water.
Accel Junky - Since your in ATL PM Jean-Claude and ask for his input.
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Now When i received my GT4 i really looked at options. Spoke to my installer/detailer and he highly recommended going with a full wrap. I mulled it over and did some research. I have kids now so it helped in my decision... they absolutely love gliding their hands all over my car and it drives me insane lol.
Anyway, I decided to go with Prestige Films "Clearguard NANO". It's the glossiest and thickest film on the market. It's more expensive then XPEL/Suntek but it's worth it.
Modesta BC-04 was just icing on the cake. I've had Opticoat and CQuartz in the past and Modesta blow them both out of the water.
Accel Junky - Since your in ATL PM Jean-Claude and ask for his input.
http://detaileddesignsautospa.com
27370530302_7c743ca935_o by blueprint012, on Flickr
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#8
Three Wheelin'
I would do it again in a heartbeat. Driving around for a couple days before PPF I got a tiny rock chip and it annoys me. I opted not to with my Range Rover and the front has a bunch of rock chips already with a few thousand miles. I went with Suntek and I can only tell the difference between the parts that are PPF and aren't. If I had to do it again I would do the whole car instead of just the front, rockers and rear bumper. Also it makes washing a lot easier. Griots speed detailer and spray wax for in between washes and you are good to go. Its a no brainer for me, especially if you track your car.
#10
Not necessary to remove the rear tails. You do need to debadge the rear bumper then have new badges put back on.
#11
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Taking delivery very soon and need to decide very soon - tomorrow
...- any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
#14
I've got a Spyder with the Track wrap (all front facing stuff) and a GT4 fully wrapped.
Whatever car I get next, I'm getting full wrap.
Love the clean up on the PPF. GT4 has 3 track days on it, and cleans up great.
Wish I'd done the Spyder full as well.
Whatever car I get next, I'm getting full wrap.
Love the clean up on the PPF. GT4 has 3 track days on it, and cleans up great.
Wish I'd done the Spyder full as well.
#15
I have the front half wrapped and some other misc areas. Found the first tear from a rock on the hood. Looks like it saved the paint so I would do it again. But now I guess at some point I have to redo the hood?